Gross public investment in Angola
Angola: Gross public investment was 8.7% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Gross public investment in Angola, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross public investment in Angola is 8.7%, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Angola peaked at 14.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1997.
That places Angola 21st out of 49 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13.0% | — |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -63.9% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +26.1% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | +115.8% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | -51.9% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -35.5% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +137.1% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 4.7% | 13.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 4.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Angola
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7535 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 40.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 622.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.69 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2,831 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -0.7128 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7745 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Angola?
- Gross public investment in Angola was 8.7% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1997.
- How does Angola rank for gross public investment?
- Angola ranks 21st out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.